Category Archives: 2008

Items read in 2008

The Inheritance – Stires

Posted on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 by von Darkmoor

The Inheritance is a quick, exciting read. Its less than 200 pages can be polished off in a single enjoyable sitting. It scores full points for mysteriousness, tenseness, and believable unbelievability. Stires takes his protagonist on an enticingly entertaining yet … Continue reading →

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Seven Touches of Music – Živković

Posted on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 by von Darkmoor

Zoran Živković finds the meaning of life seven times in this collection of ‘speculation fiction.’ Too bad it was not seven multiplied by six times. Billed in the marketing material as a ‘story suite,’ Seven Touches of Music is a … Continue reading →

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Life in a Castle – Eastwood

Posted on Monday, April 6, 2009 by von Darkmoor

The books in the Medieval World Series (nicely compiled here by Ian Stewart) are a delightful collection of children’s educational literature. While helping one daughter research something for school, we read this particular title by Kay Eastwood. I thought this … Continue reading →

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